Purple Dinosaur Podcast

After a brief hiatus, the PDP is back with our 2014 season postmortem. Here's a hint: not much good.

We have a chat with Rockies starter Tyler Matzek about his breakthrough campaign at the big league level and his hopes for 2015. Plus, we talk with Albuquerque Isotopes writer Chris Jackson about the New Mexico side's reaction to the Rockies' new Triple-A affiliation.

A look back at the final weeks of 2014 and a look ahead at what figures to be an uninspiring offseason, based on tradition, is up this week in the final regular season edition of the PDP.

A weekly podcast is no place for breaking news, but we've got it anyway. The Rockies' Triple-A affiliation is headed to Albuquerque, and Double-A is moving to Connecticut. Anthony and Tyler break down what the means for fans and the organization and Simpsons references in the future.

Asheville Tourists radio voice Doug Maurer joins the show to discuss the Tourists' 2014 South Atlantic League title plus Dahl, McMahon, Tapia, and more.

And the guys even find some time to sprinkle in talk about the big league club. Amazing but true!

It's September, the Rockies are out of contention for, y'know, anything, and yet guys like Kyle Parker still aren't getting regular at-bats. So...what? The process of evaluating talent and looking toward the future is up first on Episode 26 of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast.

The guys discuss what the Rockies' rotation and lineup could look like by Opening Day 2015 on this week's show plus a discussion of the Minor League Baseball championship series prospects for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and Class A Asheville Tourists.

The Minor League Baseball regular season is over, and we've got a postmortem on one of the most head-scratching elements of the Rockies' organizational campaign in Episode 25. Modesto Nuts radio guy Keaton Gillogly joins the show to discuss the Nuts' 97-loss season (in 140 games).

We talk lots o' prospects and MiLB on this week's show, discussing Jon Gray's end to 2014, previewing the playoffs for two affiliates, and more.

Plus, we'll discuss roster expansion and why the Rockies don't seem to be trying to really get many (or any) new faces involved in September.

There was a bizarre event Tuesday night in the Pioneer League, and we'll talk about it on Episode 24 of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Then, it will be irrelevant after one day.

Nick Groke of The Denver Post joins the show for a preview of what could be ahead over the offseason for this franchise (likely nothing).

Plus, the Rockies are sending four prospects to the prestigious Arizona Fall League. We'll talk about them, preview the Minor League Baseball postseason a bit, and discuss which team you should cheer for in the Australian Baseball League. All that and more on the 24th edition of the PDP!

On the Bryan Rekar Memorial Edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, we discuss the issue of retired numbers. Todd Helton celebrates his 41st birthday today, three days after becoming the first player in Rockies franchise history to have his number retired. Do the Rockies have anyone else deserving of that honor? (HINT: No.)

The Rockies announced this week that they'll be doing their own in-house podcasts, too. So...whatever that means. We discuss that, Carlos Gonzalez's (latest) surgery, give you a bit of an update on prospects in the organization, and spend a large portion of the show breaking down this year's Minors Moniker Madness competition on MiLB.com.

Catch the fever!

We're number one! We're number one! We're number one! With Tuesday's loss and a Texas Rangers win, YOUR Colorado Rockies are officially the worst team in Major League Baseball. So hey, progress! Tyler and Anthony talk about that because it's so uplifting.

Plus, a discussion with James Smyth, sports researcher and in-booth statistician for the YES Network about what it's like to actually be that guy for a major league broadcast.

Then, for the second consecutive week, we're taking listener questions. This week, we cover Raimel Tapia, things we actually enjoy about being Rockies fans (not many), and more (but not sandwiches).

With four weeks to go in the minor league season, we're going prospect-heavy on Episode 21. Tyler and Anthony give you some names to watch out for coming down the pike (or pipe...whichever) from the 2014 draft. Plus, we'll give you an update on the Rockies' top prospects including Jonathan Gray, David Dahl, Ryan McMahon, Raimel Tapia, and more..

We're also taking LISTENER QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME ZOMFG. And a discussion of Tulo's latest comments to our good pal Nick Groke of the Post.

Oh, also there's a pretty lengthy discussion on what constitutes a sandwich and what doesn't. So...you know, there's that, too.

With just hours to go before the MLB non-waiver trade deadline, the Rockies appear poised to do absolutely nothing since, you know, they're only 19 games under-.500. This is in no way a rebuilding season. Nothing to see here. No need to panic!

Anthony and Tyler talk this morning's big A's-Red Sox deal and banter a bit about what MLB's new postseason format means for the deadline, Tulo in the Banana Stand (Yankee Stadium), MLB.com's newly updated team prospect rankings, and much, much more!

Jason Hirsh of ROOT Sports joins the PDP for his second appearance. The Rockies are 14-40 over their last 54 games which is, in baseball parlance, not exactly good. Our focus shifts to where the club goes from here. Or maybe we talked about that last week. Who knows.

We try to figure out something -- anything -- positive to talk about with the Rockies (and fail miserably). Tulo to the DL, minor league promotions and coaching banter, and much, much more is on the show this week. Catch the fever!